Artist description Sporting Woodrow is excitement!

Music Style Edgey/Pop with powerful "soul sincere" vocals

Musical Influences Live, Primus, Matchbox 20, Fuel, Zappa, Mr. Bungle, Aerosmith, the Dan, R. Kelly, Floyd, Rush, Kid Rock, Perfect Circle, Korn, and too many others....

Similar Artists We've been told of simularities to Lenny Kravitz, Living Color, and a few others...but, we like to think we sound somewhat unique.

Artist History Sporting Woodrow was formed in 1999 by guitarists Mark Kapsha and Russ Burchell. Both were playing in different bands at the time, and saw that changeswere coming for both bands. Putting together the pieces of State Of Mind and Grinding Halt has turnedout to be a very good venture. So Say Us All!

Group Members Royal - VocalsRuss Burchell - GuitarsMark Kapsha - Guitars/VocalsCody Keim - 6 String Bass GuitarCsaba Domos - Drums/Percussion

Instruments Guitars, Bass and Drums

Albums Sporting Woodrow - From Love To Hate (and back again)

Press Reviews From the Daily News, McKeesport www.dailynewsmckeesport.comSporting Woodrow's CD Spans Emotional RangeBY DAVID SALLINGER, Daily News Entertainment Editor May 01, 2001From Love to Hate (and Back Again)." Quite a trip, but that's the route followed by Sporting Woodrow on its new CD by that name.The Mon-Yough-based band's album is a nine-pack of catchy rock, solid instrumentalism and vocals, with enough hooks to fill your average tackle box.The package starts strong with "Another You," sporting more than one hook that lets the song to grab you no matter where you begin to pay attention (which is good if the song makes it to radio where channel-changers might bump into it anywhere along its length). Hookiness isn't limited to the guitar work that maintains the flavor of the piece rather than rambling away during solo moments; even the refrained "there'll never be another you" keeps bringing you back.Speaking of flavor, S.W. delves into southern rock with "Paranoid" (they obviously had fun working up the rhyme scheme). Ironically, the song probably could have worked equally well minus lyrics (you never can have too many instrumentals). And while we're considering alternate routes, when did Bob Marley join the band? After the track "New Love Revolution" - reggae with vocals that manage to sound somewhat like Sting - perhaps the Sport(ing) in question is the Jamaican bobsled team.Likewise enjoyed was "Regression," hard rock under control, its growly vocals more accessible than the stuff really, really hard bands offer, all the while maintaining the menace and spookiness that more aggressive troupes celebrate. The album continues with "Hurricane," containing a slight hint of peril, as if the singer comes down into an unpleasant reality from the mystical level from which he seems to be singing. More hooks, and the tune's dynamics change nicely.Squealing guitar punctuates the insistent, confrontational "Sell Your Soul." Strong storytelling buoys "Part of the Lie," depressed realization growing into an expression of purpose. "This Alone" is notable mainly for the band taking a chance on including a spoken segment, which comes off OK."From Love to Hate" wraps with "Feel the Heat," melding rock with sensual movements and throbbing bass. It defines what's come before it: a tight band comfortable on the edge.Sporting Woodrow has been keeping busy playing around town, like their gig at Nick's Fat City with 3 Car Garage. You can secure your very own copy of the album at their next performance, or through their Web site: www.sportingwoodrow.com.

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Location Pittsburgh, PA - USA

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